of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 25 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER UGIE. 

 Take of Fish— 



1. (a), (6), (c) and (d) The take of fish has been below the average generally 



throughout the district. 



2. The number of fish caught is approximately as follows : — 



1200 salmon, 3000 grilse, and 1700 sea-trout. 



3. (a) First clean fish taken 9th of March ; (6) the main take of salmon 



occurredbetween 23rd of August and 9th of September ; (c) in August 

 and September. 



5. (a) Sea-trout, 7£ lbs. ; (b) salmon, 46 lbs. ; (c) salmon, 16 lbs., and sea- 

 trout, 14| lbs. 



Protection — 



1. Assessable rental, ,£355, 10s. 



2. The assessment to be levied during this year will be £27, 10s. 4d., being 



at the rate of Is. 6d. -577 in the £. 



3. Six. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 



2. Oruives, unless for the purpose of catching salmon for breeding purposes, 



are not fished. 



3. I believe so. 



5. I believe they practically do so, although some of them may afford a 

 perfectly free passage only during half -flood. 



Pollutions — 



1. and 2. The chief sources of pollution to an extent complained of are 

 certain woollen manufacturies. Certain operations are in progress with 

 the stated object of removing or lessening, to a satisfactory extent, one 

 of these sources (the most important), but they are not yet completed. 



The Salmon Disease — 



1. Disease first made its appearance in December 1893, and was then to be 



seen slightly ; it was at its height in March 1894 ; and disappeared in 

 May following. 



2. Low. 



3. In December 1893, 2 males and 1 female ; January 1894, 7 males and 3 



females ; February, 6 males and 4 females ; March, 27 males and 1 3 

 females ; April, 1 1 males — all kelts. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. 15th of December 1893. 



2. Between 20th of December and 20th of January. 



3. In the end of January. 



4. Half-flood. 



5. Less than usual. 



6. The North and South Ugie. 



Kelts— 



1. 13th of February. 



2. During March. 



3. In May. 



4. Half-flood. 



Smolts — 



1. In April and May. 



2. Yes. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 



1. There is a small hatchery on the Ugie, at Inverugie, which is conducted 

 by private enterprise, and about 60,000 are hatched annually. It is 

 worked on the redd system. 



